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Otto

What does Otto mean?

Otto Pronunciation of Otto as a boys' name is pronounced AW-toh. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Otto is "wealth". Common in English-speaking countries until Otto von Bismarck's German armies became threateningly powerful in the early 20th century.

ASSOCIATED WITH wealth, powerful, 20th century (modern)

Variations

VARIANTS Odis, Odo, Ot, Ota, Otha, Othello, Otho, Ottis, Ottone, Otys

SEE ALSO Autha

FEMININE FORM Alda

CREATIVE FORMS
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Otto Lex (O.L.), ..

How popular is Otto?

Otto is a very prominent first name for men (#504 out of 1220, Top 41%) and also a very prominent last name for all people (#1483 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Otto reached its apex rank of #67 in the U.S. in the 1880s, and is at #430 presently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Otto name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Otto outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Odis, Otha, Otho and Ottis are the popular alternative forms of Otto (#430 LAST YEAR) listed in the Top 2000. These relations of Otto were favored 138 years ago (ADOPTION OF 0.3%) and have become significantly less common since, with forms like Ottis becoming less trendy.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Otto, Odis, Otha, Otho, Ottis in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Otto outside U.S.

Similar Names

Otto is alike in pronunciation to Itai and Ittai. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Alto, Arto, Cato, Guto, Kato, Oro, Orton, Otis, Rito, Tito and Vito. These names tend to be less commonly used than Otto.

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